Paulina Quintao – The representative of Catholic Church and Bishop of Dili Diocese Dom Virgilio do Carmo da Silva urges the new government to unify all Timorese and their dreams and to work together to develop better Timor-Leste during the next five years.
He said people deposited their trusted in the AMP Coalition through the early election on May 12, 2018 to rule for the next five years.
He added the People have lived without a stable government and as such he hopes the collation of parties will form a strong government to address the People's needs.
"The main thing is that this government is able to unify the Timorese dreams and work together for this country," he said in his office, in Lecidere, Dili.
He said before unifying all Timorese to work together, the leaders must also be united to work hard and work as a team to address people's needs.
Meanwhile the Executive Director of Organization Luta Hamutuk Jose da Costa said the coalition of parties is new but the leaders know each other very and about the conditions in Timor-Leste and what the people need.
He said everyone's expectation is that the government can stand firm to serve the People based on the promises made during the campaign period.
"We hope that in the next five years, the AMP government can create the conditions and policies to develop the non-oil sector and create alternative revenue in the next few years because overly dependent on oil," he said.
He said another expectation of the new government it to create conditions and job opportunities for the youth so they can sustain their families and acquire experience to contribute to the country's development because the major challenge facing the youth is the lack of jobs.
He said also the new governments needs to address the People's most pressing needs including access to clean water and good roads.
He also urged the new government to prioritize the burial of the mortal remains of the heroes of the nation because some are just buried in front of their homes.